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Iowa-Southern Minnesota Barge Terminal Grain Bids

Iowa · Minneapolis · Mon, Jul 28
● Bids as filed12 quotesUSDA AMS · slug 3043

Soybeans

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.4150–9.6950/bu+0.15−70–−42¢/BuNovember (X)9.9600
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.6375–9.7075/bu+0.10−25–−18¢/BuAugust (Q)10.4925
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.3650–9.4750/bu+0.19−75–−64¢/BuNovember (X)10.0150
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.7275–9.7475/bu+0.09−16–−14¢/BuAugust (Q)10.4708
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.1650–9.4650/bu+0.20−95–−65¢/BuNovember (X)9.8783
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #1Delivered9.5275–9.6375/bu+0.10−36–−25¢/BuAugust (Q)10.2775

Corn

Bid per bushel · basis vs futures
Delivery pointGradeFreightBidChangeBasisFuturesYear ago
North Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.4600–3.8400/bu+0.05−68–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7700
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6875–3.8075/bu+0.06−25–−13¢/BuSeptember (U)3.8800
South Iowa MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6600–3.8400/bu+0.05−48–−30¢/BuDecember (Z)3.7792
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.8275–3.8375/bu+0.06−11–−10¢/BuSeptember (U)3.9225
South Minnesota MS River
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.4400–3.6900/bu+0.15−70–−45¢/BuDecember (Z)3.6425
Barge Loading ElevatorsUS #2Delivered3.6875–3.7675/bu+0.06−25–−17¢/BuSeptember (U)3.7058
Source: USDA AMS · Minneapolis, MN. Bids are what buyers offered on the day USDA collected them, not settled trades. Change and year-ago figures are USDA's own — nothing on this page is recomputed, and prices in different units are never averaged together.